high-ranking (B2)
adjective
Definition
high-ranking means at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
She is a high-ranking official in the government.
The writer described the response as high-ranking.
A high-ranking tone can change the mood of a conversation.
How to Use high-ranking
- high-ranking + noun (collocation)
- Use high-ranking before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a high-ranking reaction."
- become high-ranking (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became high-ranking near the end."
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